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Monthly climate in La Union, New Mexico, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification La Union features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -9 °C (16 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 225 mm (8.8 inches) and receives 35 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.La Union enjoys an average of 3642 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 4 minutes to 14 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in La Union, New Mexico, United States §

The warmest months in La Union are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (45 - 51 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, La Union experiences 176 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 26 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in La Union, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 22°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean maximum 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average high 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average low 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(36°F)
Mean minimum -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Minimum -7°C
(20°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in La Union, New Mexico, United States §

La Union usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 6 rainy days and 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in La Union are January, April and May. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in La Union, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12 (0.5) 13 (0.5) 17 (0.7) 4 (0.1) 4 (0.1) 26 (1.0) 34 (1.4) 34 (1.4) 30 (1.2) 22 (0.9) 14 (0.6) 15 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 2 2 1 0 2 7 6 5 4 2 2

Monthly sunshine hours in La Union, New Mexico, United States §

The sunniest months in La Union are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in La Union: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in La Union, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 206 248 293 330 370 362 366 345 309 291 265 249
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 18m 11h 2m 12h 0m 12h 59m 13h 48m 14h 12m 13h 59m 13h 15m 12h 18m 11h 20m 10h 29m 10h 4m

Solar UV radiation in La Union, New Mexico, United States §

La Union experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly La Union UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for La Union, New Mexico, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 7 10 12 13 13 13 12 11 9 6 5